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> [The history needs to serve the story, not the story the history. But at the same time you can't stray too far.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/the-history-needs-to-serve-the-story-not-the-story-the-history-but-at/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

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## More by Joseph Boyden

> [Being a mixed-blood person of Ojibway and European ancestry, I always found that I only heard one side of the story - that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/being-a-mixed-blood-person-of-ojibway-and-european-ancestry-i-always/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [I believe truly that Canada is a living history and we're going through some of the most important time in this country's short 150 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/i-believe-truly-that-canada-is-a-living-history-and-we-re-going/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [I'm a writer. I should be allowed to speak about my writing at times. And I'm really excited to speak about that. There's nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/i-m-a-writer-i-should-be-allowed-to-speak-about-my-writing-at-times/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [Sometimes, it's not getting what we want that offers us the most important Lessons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/sometimes-it-s-not-getting-what-we-want-that-offers-us-the-most/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [There’s something sexy in cooking for a man who likes my food. Am I growing up?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/there-s-something-sexy-in-cooking-for-a-man-who-likes-my-food-am-i/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [When I die, nieces, I want to be cremated, my ashes taken up in a bush plane and sprinkled onto the people in town…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/when-i-die-nieces-i-want-to-be-cremated-my-ashes-taken-up-in-a-bush/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [I'm fascinated by the magic realism used by many writers. I think it goes hand-in-hand with the Indian experience. It's a very different way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/i-m-fascinated-by-the-magic-realism-used-by-many-writers-i-think-it/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [America seems to celebrate its more violent past, but Canada doesn't like to recognize those things. The willingness to accept the existence of violence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/america-seems-to-celebrate-its-more-violent-past-but-canada-doesn-t/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [“I thought of my mother late that night, after leaving Dorothy, as I followed the moon's path back home across the Moose River. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/i-thought-of-my-mother-late-that-night-after-leaving-dorothy-as-i/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [From a craft standpoint, telling a story in the first-person present tense over the course of 500 pages is a daunting challenge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/from-a-craft-standpoint-telling-a-story-in-the-first-person-present/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [I'm intrigued by the classic Greek tragedies, as well as by the idea of the Greek chorus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/i-m-intrigued-by-the-classic-greek-tragedies-as-well-as-by-the-idea/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [“Lots of times growing up, I’d just try to do something myself because I believed that being a boy, and being Indian, I should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/lots-of-times-growing-up-i-d-just-try-to-do-something-myself-because/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [The beliefs of Native people are no less powerful or important just because they focus on a different "form of magic."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/the-beliefs-of-native-people-are-no-less-powerful-or-important-just/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [During World War I the Canadians were the shock troops. In many historical cases, Canadians have been very proficient at killing, and doing what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/during-world-war-i-the-canadians-were-the-shock-troops-in-many/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

> [Canada and America are very, very different. It's true that we share a language and many customs. But Americans have a very different view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-boyden/canada-and-america-are-very-very-different-it-s-true-that-we-share-a/)

[Joseph Boyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-boyden/)

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